By Steve Spaleta | July 12, 2016 06:00am ET Astronomers using the HAWK-I infrared instrument on on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) have peered deeply into the well-known Orion constellation nebula. “About ten times as many brown dwarfs and isolated planetary-mass objects,” can be seen in the new infrared imagery, according […]
Astrophotographer Jim Abels took this image of a comet and the Milky Way from Montauk, New York in April 2016. Credit: Jim Abels/www.jimabels.com At the very northern tip of Long Island in New York is a beautiful place with a dark sky view over the Atlantic Ocean. And that is where astrophotographer Jim Abels went […]
The U.S. Navy’s MUOS-5 military communications satellite is seen on a deployment stand during preparations for its June 24 launch. Credit: Lockheed Martin WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s newest communications satellite has experienced an undisclosed “anomaly” following its June 24 launch, causing the Navy to suspend the transfer of the satellite to geosynchronous orbit. In […]
The UK’s Farnborough airshow today saw ESA’s commitment to the next step in developing a revolutionary air-breathing rocket engine that could begin test firings in about four years. To source
Media are invited to participate in a panel discussion with planetary scientists during the third annual Exploration Science Forum, July 20-22, 2016, hosted by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. To source
Nicole Stott with her original photo and watercolor painting as she created aboard the space station in 2009. Six years later, Stott left NASA to become a full-time artist. Credit: NASA/TheArtisticAstronaut.com Nicole Stott would really like it if she could find her paint kit. A small watercolor set no bigger than a deck of cards, […]
Space Science Image of the Week: The steep cliffs of the Hathor region pictured in a stunning view of Rosetta’s comet To source
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Around local midnight time on April 8, 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Paris, often referred to as the “City of Light.” The pattern of the street grid dominates at night, providing a completely different set of visual features from those visible during the day. To source
Design concept of ArtWorks’ “Armstrong” mural by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra. The public art project, which depicts the first man to walk on the moon, will be painted in Cincinnati. Credit: ArtWorks Cincinnati A celebrated Brazilian street artist will paint a colorful mural of Neil Armstrong, honoring the late Apollo astronaut in downtown Cincinnati, […]
Artist’s illustration of the supernova remnant known as 1993J, which came from a double-star system. Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Bacon (STScI) A faraway supernova explosion may have contributed to a minor mass extinction here on Earth 2.59 million years ago, a new study suggests. Fast-moving, charged particles called cosmic rays that were blasted out by […]
Astrophotographer Victor Rogus captured this view of the first-quarter moon on Jan. 18, 2013. The “terminator” divides the lunar disk into light and dark halves. Credit: Victor C. Rogus Back in early September 2013, Venus and Saturn paired off nicely in the western evening sky. I had taken my 10-inch (25 centimeters) telescope out to […]
NEW YORK — Have you ever wondered what it might be like to train at the same institute as the heroes of the “Star Trek” universe? Well, now you have the chance. The new interactive Starfleet Academy Experience at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum here in Manhattan lets visitors test their aptitude in seven different […]